Publisher's Synopsis
An excerpt from the beginning of the second story:
WHY TOAD WALK 'PON FOUR LEG
IN a long before time - before Queen Victoria come to reign over we. Toad was a buckra gentleman, an' walk 'pon two leg, an' wear quee-quee shoe, an' a hat wid feaders, an' a long two-tail coat! An' dere was a prince lib in de same town where Toad lib, an' a' old Obeah* woman lib dere too, an' de name ob de town was Four Paths, an' de name ob de Obeah woman was Recundadundadrumunday.
Now de Obeah woman was bery proud, fe dere was no oder Obeah woman in de country who could do all de magic she could, an' she set her min' on marrin de Prince. So she go borrow a silk dress, an' a coach an' four horses. An' when she walk to de coach de dress go swish - swish - swish. An' she hab feaders in her hair. An' she make herself just like a buckra woman. An' she drive out, an' when she drive out, who should she buck up on de road but de Prince out ridin', 'pon a big horse! An' de Prince wonder who dis gran' lady was, an' she bow to him, an' him was so please.
An' so ebery t'ing was arrainge an' de weddin' day was fix', an' eberyt'ing ready, an' a big cake - all white like race cake wid little sweets 'pon de top! An ebery body please!
An' at las' de day come! An' den Bredda Toad he go to de Prince and say to him: -
"You know dat de lady you is goin' to marry is not'ing but an old Obeah woman, an' her name is Recundadundadrumunday!"
An, de Prince would'n believe him, den Toad say: -
"You know she, as well as meself an' you see - I pass by her yard ebery night when I go home. An' I hear her tellin' all sort ob spells an' tings. An' I know her well, an' her name is Recundadundadrumunday!"
An' de Prince didn' believe it at all! But when Toad gone him go to de Obeah woman, an' him say: -
"I know what you is. You are playin' trick 'pon me. You is not'ing but an Obeah woman an' you' name is Recundadundadrumunday!